false 89583 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 89583 4 86460 1998 Six Moon Dance total:327|5:3|4:6|3:7|2:0|1:0| 327 1205 405 11 20560 3.90 9342 621 18303441 1003057 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.68 319 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 4 0 false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Mar 21 11:41:09 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 11:41:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13533954 832410 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 5 0 false Fri Jan 25 12:04:19 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 18:42:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 56375211 1037 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 3 0 false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 09:58:09 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 09:58:37 -0700 2009 42827515 1899996 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 4 0 false Mon Jan 12 15:18:40 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 15:19:04 -0800 2009 68262619 2106031 1870015 0006511872 9780006511878 2 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189501953m/1870015.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189501953s/1870015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1870015.Six_Moon_Dance 4.00 4 Roz Kaveney]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu Aug 20 17:47:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:48:25 -0700 2009 13595187 716890 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 22:49:52 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 15:27:03 -0800 2008 Others have commented that this book is about sexual politics, and it is, but what primarily fascinates me about it is the author's concept of an organism th...more...]]> 3705859 232087 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 3 0 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jul 28 10:08:41 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:35:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29422700 272061 1870015 0006511872 9780006511878 2 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189501953m/1870015.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189501953s/1870015.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1870015.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Roz Kaveney]]> 1998 3 0 false Wed Aug 06 10:29:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:31:07 -0700 2008 34399103 1586349 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 5 0 false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 17:20:18 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 17:34:04 -0800 2008 lots 18697190 722513 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 5 0 false Fri Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Mar 26 13:04:52 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 13:06:09 -0700 2008 3284558 205802 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 3 0 false Thu Jul 19 14:17:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 07:57:19 -0700 2007 81953992 1852193 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 0 0 false Thu Dec 24 10:36:37 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 24 10:36:37 -0800 2009 81890671 2099671 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 4 0 false Wed Dec 23 15:41:19 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 15:41:19 -0800 2009 81857246 803383 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 4 0 false Wed Dec 23 09:06:59 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 09:06:59 -0800 2009 80963085 281409 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 0 0 false Mon Dec 14 08:49:24 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 08:49:24 -0800 2009 80604536 722711 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 3 0 false Thu Dec 10 18:08:44 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 18:08:48 -0800 2009 80519214 3019135 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 3 0 false Thu Dec 10 05:51:50 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 05:51:50 -0800 2009 80432597 211857 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 0 0 false Wed Dec 09 12:11:06 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 12:11:06 -0800 2009 80376226 3023499 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

]]> 1998 0 0 false Tue Dec 08 21:58:44 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 21:58:47 -0800 2009 79400804 2964526 89583 0380791986 9780380791989 9 <![CDATA[Six Moon Dance]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924m/89583.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171161924s/89583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89583.Six_Moon_Dance 3.69 327 Six Moon Dance, veteran fantasy and science fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper tells the tale of the strange planet Newholme. An intriguing human society occupies the metal-poor planet, a society with gender values quite different from Earth, resulting from a virus that kills 50 percent of baby girls at birth. Newholmians use the best and the worst of dogma, religion, and "patriarchy" to uphold a society where men manage the money but women hold the keys to power through church, reproductive control, and their own short supply. "Family men" pay exorbitant dowries in order to gain a temporary wife, contracted for wifely duties and reproduction for a number of years. When their marriage contracts are finished, the women, relieved of duty, retire to enjoy the sexual services of male "Consorts."

The plot here involves an official Questioner who visits Newholme to investigate reports of human rights abuses, the strange native inhabitants whose biology may hold the key to human survival on the planet, and a disastrous lunar alignment. Although quite creative, Tepper's plot is simply not as gripping as the sociology and society she invents for Newholme. She uses her feminist instincts and knowledge about the sexes and religion to create a world worth taking a look at. James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award judges should be sure to take a look at Six Moon Dance for its unique take on gender roles. --Bonnie Bouman

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